Executive's Guide to Cloud Computing (ePub)

Preface. CHAPTER 1 THE SOUND OF INEVITABILITY. A Persistent Vision. A Little History. Three Ages of Computing. Broad Enablers. Big Contributions. Limitations. I Want One of Those. Back to the Future? Notes. CHAPTER 2 CONCEPTS, TERMINOLOGY, AND STANDARDS. Basic Concepts: The Big Stuff. Major Layers. Where They Live (Deployment Models). Geographic Location. Datacenter Innovation. The Quest for Green. Standards. Much Sound and Fury . . . . Parting Thoughts. Notes. CHAPTER 3 CLOUD COMPUTING AND EVERYTHING ELSE. The Neighborhood. Parting Thoughts. Notes. CHAPTER 4 STRATEGIC IMPLICATIONS OF CLOUD COMPUTING. A Survey of Cloud Implications. Business Benefits of Cloud Computing. Cloud-Based Business Models. Cloud-Enabled Business Models. Strategic Implications of Cloud Computing. Evolving from SOA into the Cloud. When to Do SOA versus Cloud? Cloud Computing Adoption Obstacles. Parting Thoughts: Things to Do Tomorrow. Notes. CHAPTER 5 CLOUD ADOPTION LIFECYCLE. Cloud Adoption Lifecycle and Cloud Modeling Framework: Two Necessary Tools for Cloud Success. Cloud Adoption Lifecycle. Cloud Adoption Lifecycle Summary. Parting Thoughts. CHAPTER 6 CLOUD ARCHITECTURE, MODELING, AND DESIGN. Cloud Adoption Lifecycle Model: Role of Cloud Modeling and Architecture. Cloud Industry Standards. Standards Monitoring Framework. A Cloud Computing Reference Model. Exploring the Cloud Computing Logical Architecture. Developing a Holistic Cloud Computing Reference Model. Cloud Deployment Model. Cloud Governance and Operations Model. Cloud Ecosystem Model (Supporting the Cloud Reference Model). Consumption of Cloud-Enabled and Cloud Enablement Resources. Cloud Computing Reference Model Summary. Cloud Computing Technical Reference Architecture. Parting Thoughts. Notes. CHAPTER 7 WHERE TO BEGIN WITH CLOUD COMPUTING. Cloud Adoption Lifecycle. Where to Begin with Cloud: Using the Cloud Adoption Lifecycle. Where to Begin with Cloud: Deployment Model Scenarios. Cloud Business Adoption Patterns. Where to

ERIC A. MARKS is President and CEO of AgilePath Corporation, a Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) and Web services solutions firm. He is focused on driving executive insight, strategy, and planning, and business execution of Web services and SOA. A software and technology services veteran with seventeen years of experience with firms including PricewaterhouseCoopers, Cambridge Technology Partners, Novell, Electronic Data Systems, StreamServe, Ontos, and Square D Company/Schneider Electric, he serves on the Advisory Board of Directors for LogicLibrary, the leading software asset reuse firm, and lectures at Syracuse University's nationally recognized School of Information Studies. He is a regular columnist for Computerworld online, Managing Automation magazine, and the industry portal www.SearchWebServices.com.

ROBERTO (BOB) LOZANO is chief strategist and founder of Appistry, Inc., a leading provider of cloud application platforms. An experienced entrepreneur with a history of building successful companies, Lozano founded and led PaylinX, a leader in the payment solutions market. He has also held management and technology positions with Southwestern Bell (now AT&T), Monsanto, and Sandia National Laboratories, has lectured on artificial intelligence as an adjunct faculty member at Washington University in St. Louis, and also founded Intelligent Computer Systems. He is a frequent speaker around the industry and blogs at www.thoughtsoncomputing.com.

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